Monthly Archives: November 2014

Lennon James was delivered by emergency C-section at just 24 weeks on November 8. Baby Lennon had to be delivered early when the mother, Ashley unexpectedly passed away in her sleep. “During the pregnancy, Ashley would often feel Lennon moving… Read more

The Dignity Health/CCARE scientific literature review shows that when patients are treated with kindness — when there is an effort made to get to know them, empathize with them, communicate with them, listen to them and respond to their needs… Read more

Science says lasting relationships come down to—you guessed it—kindness and generosity. Social scientists first started studying marriages by observing them in action in the 1970s in response to a crisis: Married couples were divorcing at unprecedented rates. Worried about… Read more

Nabiha Islam worked at a Dairy Queen in Markham, Ontario, under owner Yvonne Lavasidis. Though she stopped working there about three or four years ago, Islam didn’t forget the care and compassion that the owner had for her. So recently… Read more

At the University of Rochester’s Strong Memorial Hospital, two heart transplant patients are shedding new light on the mechanics of healing. After they got their new hearts, 68-year-old Esther FitzRandolph and 68-year-old Danny Pszczolkowski both suffered from complications and depression…. Read more

Singapore’s PIRATE3D is hoping to use 3D printed models as a memory aid for blind people, enabling them to feel moments from their past. In order to advertise its Buccaneer 3D printer, the company created an experiment called Touchable Memories…. Read more

My journey to Sierra Leone and Kenema Hospital to serve as a physician in the Ebola Treatment Unit (ETU) started more than a month before I actually traveled there. It is as much a mental journey as a physical one…. Read more